Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden - Evansville Zoos and Aquarium

  • Address: 2421 Bement Ave., Evansville, IN 47720-8203
  • Phone: 8124356143
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  • Website:www.meskerparkzoo.org
Average Rating
4.5
8+ reviews
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Yahoo! Travel
5.0
5+ reviews
Epinions.com
4.0
3+ reviews
Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden
2421 Bement Ave.
Evansville, IN 47720-8203

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Details

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  • 70 acres with nearly ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Founded in 1928, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is the home of over 500 animals representing more than 200 species. With a small ... more on epinions.com
  • Indiana's oldest zoo, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • This 70-acre zoo and botanic garden delights visitors with over 500 animals and hundreds of botanical species. Stroll the grounds and visit the ... more on Association of Zoos and Aquariums
  • The zoo was founded in 1928 by Gilmour Haynie and other business leaders. Karl Kae Knecht, a local cartoonist for the Evansville Courier & Press, helped popularize the idea of a zoo. It initially opened with two lion cubs, some antelope, and an elephant. Since its founding, the zoo has continued to grow and ... more on Wikipedia

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5.0
Easy to navigate, beautiful

The price is very reasonable. The park is easy ... By A Yahoo! User from Louisville, KY, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Up close and personal

A few weeks ago we took a Sunday drive to visit the ... twila, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

5.0
"I feel like a child again"

Everytime my wife and I visit Mesker Park Zoo, I feel like a child again! I am sixty-six years old and remember the days of my youth ... By A Yahoo! User from Newburgh, IN, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Evansville Zoo: On the way back

The Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens has gone ... derk99, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

5.0
Wonderful Outting

I was amazed at what a great zoo Evansville had. It was the perfect outting for my ... By A Yahoo! User from Indianapolis, IN, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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